"My life has improved because I have constructed an iron roofed house which has releived me the burden of looking for thatch for renovating the house yearly. I feel happy and every day I wake up, I tell God thankyou and ask him to provide for GiveDirectly so that they can support more people."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months since I will have planted onions in my farm. I am hopeful that I will have harvested and sold them. The money I get I will save so that I can use it to pay school fees for my son who is joining secondary school next year."

"My life will no longer be the same again in the next six months since I will have harvested and sold the vegetables which are currently on the farm. I will use the money I will get to start other income-generating activities. In addition to this, I will have built a shop using the bonuses I will be given by the tea factory near my home where I have been supplying green tea leaves for processing."

"Receiving this money means a relief to my husband who has been struggling daily to meet the needs of the family. At the moment, he works as a casual laborer in Mombasa, and his income is hardly enough to cater for basic necessities like food, education and even clothing. What worries him a lot is the late payment. Sometimes he works even for more than two months without salary, and it has derailed most of our operations here at home. We have incurred a lot of debt here, and people have branded as liars, a situation that is so demeaning. Therefore once we receive our transfers, we plan to start an income-generating activities, and according to our capabilities, poultry farming is what we are going for. And apart from that, we plan to invest in goat rearing. This is a venture that is most viable here given that the climatical conditions favor such practice. Having those key projects up and running be a great boost in raising and educating our children."

"I spent the whole of my transfer on treatment. I have been sickly and my wife was also unwell during that period. Getting this money was a miracle because it came at a time that we needed it the most. We actually used the whole amount to pay for our medical expenses. Life has changed since then because I got well and I have been able to go for casual jobs every day which was impossible before. I could at times struggle and try to work for two to three days a week but now I have recovered fully and is available to work anytime. My wife is also well and she can easily go about her duties with ease. I really thank GiveDirectly for changing my life."

"Receiving this money means timely payment of school fees for my children. When they have studied and got jobs, they will be able to support me in the future. Currently, I do casual labour in order to make sure that my children stay at school and study well."

"I went to school and undertook a catering course which I believe was an additional knowledge on my side. Apart from that, I can also say that my business has been an eye-opener and a great way of making tremendous changes in my life because currently, I can easily take care of my own financial needs without depending on another person."

"Receiving this money means building and staying in a permanent house that is iron roofed and free from termite infestation. It is very expensive to renovate a grass thatched out every given te fact that finding grass for thatching is very difficult. Sleeping in an iron roofed house will enable me to save money that would have otherwise been spent on renovation."

"My biggest hardship is lack of adequate land for farming. Having few gardens means that I cannot engage myself in commercial farming."

"Receiving this money means that I will use it to pay dowery for my wife. It's always good to pay dowery because you will earn respect as a son-in- law. Part of the money will used to recover a garden that I had staked. If any balance remains, it will be used to purchase a cow which is going to provide milk for home consumption."